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Residents urge board to preserve student-support coaches as budget debate begins
Summary
At a public hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget, residents and employees urged the Warren County School Board to make roughly 20 grant-funded student-support coach positions permanent and addressed staffing inequities including sick‑leave payout rules and underfunding at Resi Jeffries Elementary.
At a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, residents and school employees urged the Warren County School Board to keep more than 20 student‑support coaches funded after temporary grant dollars run out.
Michael Williams, introduced himself as a longtime Warren County resident and taxpayer and told the board the student‑support program begun in 2020 was “vital to student success,” urging officials to find a way to make the positions permanent when the initial grant expires. He said the positions were created to help students most affected by school shutdowns and the…
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